Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-22
A CONTEMPLATE LIE.
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persons chiefly affected by these state
ments, demanded an Investigation, and
the Senate appointed a committee of three
at the extra session to investigate the
charge of bribery in the interest OF Cam
den. The investigation was going on at
the time the Legislature was ballotiug
for United States Senator.
$1,000 EACH FOE REPUBLICAN VOTES.
! Reger testified that he had blryained
with three Republican members nf the
/ Legislature 10 vote for Camden. and that
! they we've going 10 get each $1,000 iOr
\ their votes tie said he visited State Sena-
/ tor Minear AT his home and learned that
| a letter had been sent to him by
/ the Republican Central Committee saying
/ that Camden had been using money to eject
members of the Legislature who would
| vote for him for Senator. He purlotned 4
copy Of this letter, as he acknowledged, and
/ il Was printed IN tac sImile. But the CON
duet oiReger before the Investigating Com
mittee WAS decidedly queer. IL WAS evil
dent that he knew a great deal more than
he was willing then 10 tell. lie excused
himself from answering pertinent questions
On one pretext and another, and, while the
investigation proved nothing tangible in
the way of bribery, it showed plainly
enough that there had been crooked work
~ contemplation, il 1t hal not been actu-
ally carried out. Camden's friends there
upon declared that Roger WAS crazy tel-
low, and that whatever he might have
said OF might SAY WAS entitled To no con
sideratiOn.
The facts which the World correspondent
sends herewith pretty ettectually clear up
the question of the exact relations OF Sena-
tor Camden and Roger while the latter
WAS supposed to be IN danger OF being
summoned before a grand jury to tell what
be knew, OF I, consider himself prisoner;
and they thrCw pretty clear light on the
relations OF those two men at the time
when Camden WAS seeking re election TO
the United States Senate.
On the evening of June II there ap-
peared at Marietta, o., tall, slender,
dark-complexiOned stranger, who register
ed at the st. James Hotel rs ). l.. keSer,
of West Virginia lie remained at the
hotel Tor some time. Outside OF the hotel
he introduced himself - Prank Wilson. y
By this name he Was pretty we'll known III
The barrOoms of the town, where he spent
money freely. He seemed 10 be IN no
doubt as to where and how he could get
more money when his supply failed.
/ While in Marietta he received letter from
Senator Camden, in reply to one. written
Inv himself. The Senator's letter was
brief, but satisfactory for the present. Ii
VAS about a. follows:
PAKKER>BURG, W. Va, June y
| ION L. RsGsr, MIristta, o.:
pxAE sIK-IncloSed lind the article desired
| Your J. y. CAMDEN.
say about As follows, because 1t Is
mn nIain whether the word article or one oil
.imilar meaning was used. The letter WAS
mechanically in the handwriting OF Senator
Camden. When Roger settled with the
I,ndIorl of the st. James Hotel. James L.
Haight, the latter caShed check made ny
Senator Camden, payable tOShelton L. kegeI
ar order for $50. George Burnett, ousl-
npss man of Pittsburg, Pa, whose ac'
nuaintance Roger had made, saw the cheek
cashed, and remarked: :,
"Wby. Reger, they must be going back
ON YOU. That's the smallest ONE OF the lo'
from that party" ~.
n was understood that Burnett had him
sslf cashed for Roger several checks from
the same source, and through the lndlscre-
tion of Roger il became pretty generaiiy
understood that Roger was spending Sena'
tor Camden's money.
REGER AFRAID OF THE GRAND JURY.
From Marietta Roger came to ParEers,
bnrv While here he again became alarmed
AZ The prospect of being taken before the
Crand Jury of Kanawha county, and ne
bonybt a ticket for Athens, D. In Athens
~, rs,,;stsred at the Warner House as
ssrrsnE Wilson" Before he had been
,bsre two DAYS he was recognized by john
% Tbomnson. a former resident OF Barbour
ac,rtv and he took Mr.. Thompson aside
- Exclaimed that peculiar circumstances
rscssSitated that In his travels ne should
- S,ndar an assumed name. But the ex'
SIanstion did not put Roger at his ease,
nJ A. the end of two days he went to I'm
";nnsti where he registered at the burne'
IIoI,ss a ''Frank Wilson" As an Illus
t.ot;on of his loose way Of guarding
secret il can be shown that under the SAINT
date he registered Is 5. l. Reger, oil "s'
VIRGINIA. at q hotel in CoylDgton, NY vi
The S2d or 23d the following telegram wa
sent from Cincinnati
nJN Grmden, Pdrkersbarg, W. ia.
| Leave for Kentucky tonight
The probability is that Roger had heart
that the authorities were after him Rege
did not start for Kentucky that night. ID
rsms;ned in Cincinnati several days AMI
bad some trouble about eashing check o
Srsft as the following kilograms, sent Z
senator Camden, will show. Probabl!